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@zachleat@fediverse.zachleat.com · 2d ago

is… is this good? is this software good? is this a good example of good software?

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@zachleat@fediverse.zachleat.com · 3d ago

The 49MB Web Page https://thatshubham.com/blog/news-audit by @pheonix@hachyderm.io

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@zachleat@fediverse.zachleat.com · Mar 02, 2026

I have returned from @webstandards@mastodon.world’ State of the Browser (#SotB #SotB26) feeling incredibly grateful to have been able to attend (and speak). An urgent and evergreen reminder that building a community around inclusion, diversity, and the safety to speak hard truths even when they aren’t popular is now more important than ever — good people of the web, unite!

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@zachleat@fediverse.zachleat.com · Feb 24, 2026

Love seeing these. Let’s get a full #StickerCheck thread going over here: @Wilto@front-end.social

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@zachleat@fediverse.zachleat.com · Feb 22, 2026

Watching the inimitable Brandi Carlile stream a fundraiser concert for Minneapolis live right now.

https://veeps.com/brandicarlile/10bee30f-604a-40a8-9c39-6a0a6553d878

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@zachleat@fediverse.zachleat.com · Feb 20, 2026

My personal blog turns 19 years old today

×466 blog posts
×3 tech stacks
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https://www.zachleat.com/uses/#site-history

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@zachleat@fediverse.zachleat.com · Feb 02, 2026

minotaur implies the existence of a maxotaur (and they should be small)

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@zachleat@fediverse.zachleat.com which one do you want? Fast and furious, polite or slow clapping?

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@zachleat@fediverse.zachleat.com · Dec 02, 2025

@wtrmt@mastodon.social I prefer a slow, awkward, solo clap thank you

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@zachleat@fediverse.zachleat.com · May 01, 2025

Really enjoying working with https://vitest.dev/ on a project that needs to be tested in Node, Safari, Firefox, and Chrome!

My favorite bits:

1. Easy to setup headless browsers with Browser Mode
2. CLI runs in watch mode by default (and not on CI)
3. Has all the `assert` APIs I was used to
4. test.skipIf 🏆
5. `only` works without modifying the CLI command (I know why Node test runner does this but it’s proven more annoying than helpful)

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@zachleat@fediverse.zachleat.com · Apr 24, 2025

WORKING ON A WILD @eleventy@fosstodon.org IDEA TODAY

IT IS WILD

started with 110 errors in the refactor, down to 66 now…

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@zachleat@fediverse.zachleat.com · Nov 17, 2022

We are in the midst of another Google Reader-level community disruption.

It’s a good time to reset, take stock, clean house, and own your content!

If you don’t yet have your own web site—it’s a good time to start!

1. The most crucial piece is ownership of the domain name.
2. Then add content (it can just be plain HTML!)
3. Iterate on it! Make it better, but more importantly—make it yours.

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